After not one, but two highly controversial roughing the passer calls in Week 5, the NFL’s owners plans to discuss the matter when they meet in New York this upcoming week, a source told the Associated Press.
The individual reportedly told the AP that the league is not considering a change to the roughing the passer rule during the season, but that discussions will be had about possible future adjustments to the rule that can be made. The NFL Competition Committee–comprised of six team owners/executives and four head coaches–makes the majority of recommendations for rule changes before 24 of the league’s owners are required to approve the switch.
The need for a review of the roughing the passer penalty comes after two disputed calls in the past few days, the most recent of which came on national television on Monday Night Football. Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones was flagged for landing on top of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr while in the process of recovering a strip sack fumble, negating a momentum-changing play and eventually allowing the Raiders to extend their first-half lead later in the drive.
